Brahms in the Priesthood of Art

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Brahms in the Priesthood of Art is written by Laurie McManus and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190083298 (ISBN 10) and 9780190083298 (ISBN 13).

The book is about the critical reception of Brahms and his music during his lifetime and shortly after. It explores how the idea of "art religion"--the idea that art could replace religion for spirituality and how musicians could be priests of music--and gender notions intersected in that reception.